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Blair McClendon

The Last Showgirl

Blair McClendon is an editor and filmmaker. He is a former Karen Schmeer Diversity fellow, was a Contributing Editor for the 2017 Sundance Documentary Edit and Story labs, and winner of the Sundance Short Film Jury Award for Editing with the film LAPS. His work has also premiered at Tribeca, Cannes, TIFF, Telluride, and other festivals around the world. He was most recently an editor on THE LAST SHOWGIRL, THE ASSISTANT, and MR. SOUL! and a consulting editor on WHOSE STREETS. Like many others, he lives in Brooklyn, New York.


Key Collaborators

Alex Orlovsky, Brandon Thomas Lee, Duncan Montgomery, George Rush, Gia Coppola, Jack Selby, Jessamine Burgum, Josh Peters, Kate Gersten, Kevin Wheeler, Michael Clofine, Nick Darmestaedter, Robina Riccitiello


Inclusion Score

Out of 102 films, The Last Showgirl, edited by Blair McClendon, was among the top ranked for cast and crew inclusion

Film Inclusion Score

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The Last Showgirl

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